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Apple is rumored to be unveiling its long-awaited smartwatch during its Sept. 9 press event. Sure, it’ll be stylish, cool and packed with features. But here’s the big, unanswered question: Does anyone really want a smartwatch? …

• NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking – Google uses cookies to track its users’ activities on the Net. The NSA figured out it can piggyback on those cookies to help identify subjects for surveillance. • New documents show how the NSA infers relationships based on mobile location data – The Washington …

• Xbox One review: More than a game console, less than a living room revolution – Reviews of Microsoft’s new game/entertainment console are out, and they’re largely positive. This one’s from Ars Technica, read others from Polygon, The Verge, Engadget, Tom’s Guide, Gizmodo, TechCrunch. Full roundup at Techmeme. • In final shareholder speech, Ballmer defends …

• Apple reportedly buys Kinect tech-creator PrimeSense – PrimeSense made the original image sensor in the Kinect, but Microsoft has since switched to a sensor it developed. Apple is supposedly interested in a much smaller version of the sensor that could be used in mobile devices. • Apple Stores to implement iBeacon location technology to …

• Netflix introduces one unified TV interface to rule them all – Netflix wants to unify its look across multiple devices, though to accommodate partners like Apple, only about half of existing Netflix clients will be changed. The update also now tells you WHY titles are being suggested to you. And Netflix On TV Gets …

• Disruptions: Apple’s Next Unveiling Could Make or Break a Business – Nick Bilton discusses “creative destruction”, the notion that one new product can destroy another. Can Apple still make groundbreaking products like this, or is it the one getting destroyed? • Apple’s Wearables Future – Jean-Louis Gassée looks at whether a smartwatch is really …

• New Details Show Broader NSA Surveillance Reach – With the help of major telcos, the NSA has the ability to reach 75 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic, according to Wall Street Journal interviews with current and former intelligence officials. • US doesn’t know what Snowden took, sources say – The feds don’t know …

• Samsung Said to Unveil Wristwatch-Like Smartphone Next Month – Bloomberg reports the Galaxy Gear will launch on Sept. 4. • NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds – The internal audit finds that the breaches were kept from the secret court that supposed to oversee the process. Also That’s Not …

• Keeping it simple: Chromecast, Google TV, and the zen of a $35 dongle – The Verge has the best description of what Google’s Chromecast can and can’t do, along with a discussion of how it fits into Google’s vision for TV. And Chromecast vs. AirPlay: how do they compare? • Google’s Answer to the …

• PC Shipments Continue to Slide as Tablets Pick Up Steam – Globally, Gartner estimates that PC shipments will drop 10.6 percent this year, while tablets will increase by almost 68 percent. • Samsung denies ‘groundless’ rumor that it is shutting down its PC business – The Korea Times reported Samsung was going to quit …

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